See-Through Solar Cells can Generate Energy from Windows

13 May 2013

New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of see-through solar cells for generating electricity on glass windows, today announced that researchers have successfully achieved faster fabrication time, improved transparency, and a two-fold increase in power conversion efficiency. Researchers achieved today's advances by way of a novel, patent-pending breakthrough, which enables fabrication of large-scale mini-module SolarWindow devices, important to commercial deployment glass window capable of generating electricity. 

Nanoplasmonic Solar Cell Research From Lab to Pilot Project

09 May 2013

A $4 million injection of funding will see researchers at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia and CSIRO take nanoplasmonic solar cell technology from the lab to a small scale pilot project.

Solar for 6500 Homes on Military Bases in Hawaii

09 May 2013

Construction has started on the first phase of a massive solar project by Forest City Military Communities and SolarCity to provide solar electricity to 6500 military family residences at Ohana Military Communities (OMC), which serves Navy Region Hawaii and Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Dyesol Acheives Breakthrough in Solid-State Dye Solar Cells

08 May 2013

Dyesol, a leader in the commercialisation of Dye Solar Cell (DSC) technology, has achieved what it is calling a "game changing" technical breakthrough by achieving a solid-state DSC efficiency of 11.3% at full sun.

Conergy Builds Second 2MW Solar Plant in Romania

07 May 2013

Conergy is currently building another 2MW solar power plant in the Romanian region of Slobozia. It was only in January this year that the PV solution and service provider had announced its entry into the market in the Eastern European country with a 2.2MW solar park.

Schneider Electric and Grid Alternatives Provide Solar to Low-Income Housing

07 May 2013

Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, and Grid Alternatives, a non-profit solar installer, are partnering to provide and install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for low-income homeowners while preparing workers for jobs in the solar industry.

Canadian Dairy Completes Fourth Solar Installation

06 May 2013

EthoSolar has completed the fourth PV solar installation for Dykstra Dairy Limited, a dairy farm based in Ottawa (Canada). This latest project involved a 100 kW FiT roof mount system with the Ontario Power Authority.

New South Wales Solar Discovery Sets New Record

06 May 2013

Solar engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) (Australia)  have developed an innovative method to dramatically improve the quality of low-grade silicon, promising to significantly improve electrical efficiency and reduce the cost of solar panels.The UNSW team has discovered a mechanism to control hydrogen atoms so they can better correct deficiencies in silicon – by far the most expensive component used in the making of solar cells.